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Gather With Lauren

I’ve always loved bringing people together. For more than a decade, I’ve been the one planning the dinner parties, starting traditions with my kids, setting the table, and finding little reasons to make ordinary moments feel special. Just this last year, I started Gather with Lauren as a place to share that love of gathering and hopefully inspire other women to do the same.

What started as pretty tables and hosting ideas has become something so much bigger. Gather with Lauren is about creating connection, building community, and making the people in our lives feel loved. I believe you don’t need the perfect home, the perfect menu, or a big occasion to gather. Sometimes you just need to send the invite, open your door, and make a little room at the table.

I’m Lauren, a wife, mom, lifelong gatherer, and firm believer that life is worth celebrating. My hope is that when you’re here, you leave with an idea that makes gathering feel a little easier, a little more beautiful, and a lot more doable.

— Lauren

the Latest Gatherings

Dinner Party

The Limoncello Table

Girls Night

Mahjong, Hibachi & a Warm Summer Night

Americana

Happy Birthday, America

DIY

Stop Cutting Paper Chains by Hand

Celebrations

The Magic of a Summer Birthday

Traditions

The Shaving Cream Tradition

Community

The Internet Brought This Table Together

The Family Table

Back to School Breakfast

Details

The Cake Is Always the Main Character

Dinner Party

The Limoncello Table

Inspired by Italian summer evenings where limoncello is poured at sunset and lemons find their way into every dish. The menu, the invitations, the playlist, the shopping list, the hosting timeline — planned start to finish.

I normally spend hours pulling ideas together before I host. This time I had a complete plan from the start.

see how it came together

a few of our Gathering Themes
Summer Hosting Details

No. 01 Summer Hosting Details

Ten Themes for Your Next Night

No. 02 Ten Themes for Your Next Night

Americana Night

No. 03 Americana Night

Paper Chains & Dessert Decor

No. 04 Paper Chains & Dessert Decor

No. 05 Hibachi in the Backyard

No. 06 A Spa Night In

from Her Kitchen

Appetizer

Whipped Feta with Hot Honey

The one everyone asks for

Dessert

Lemon Possets

Served in the lemon halves

Treats

Brown Butter Golden Graham Rice Krispies

For the first week back

1

Someone has to start it. Why not you?

Once a month. That’s how traditions begin.

2

It doesn’t have to be elaborate. It just has to happen.

Send the text. Set the date. Open your home.

3

Don’t do it all yourself.

Curate the menu, then let your friends carry it.